Senior Project Manager

Career TEAM is a leading workforce development organization on a mission to transform lives. As a Senior Project Manager, you’ll lead complex, enterprise-level client implementations and internal initiatives from concept through delivery, driving strategic alignment with stakeholders and ensuring successful delivery of high-impact solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Building strong, executive-level client relationships and serving as the strategic point of contact throughout the project lifecycle
• Leading discovery and alignment sessions to clarify scope, business outcomes, success metrics, and risks across multiple stakeholders
• Translating business objectives into delivery roadmaps, milestones, and measurable outcomes for internal teams
• Providing strategic guidance on implementation trade-offs, timelines, resource allocation, and long-term scalability decisions
• Overseeing cross-functional collaboration with Project Managers, Business Analysts, Solutions Architects, and Engineering Leads to drive high-quality execution
• Identifying delivery risks early, developing mitigation strategies, and making informed decisions to keep projects on track without requiring escalation for routine challenges
• Advocating for scalable delivery practices and continuous improvement in processes, communication, and stakeholder engagement
• Guiding UAT planning from a delivery and business-readiness perspective, ensuring testing aligns with client outcomes and go-live readiness
• Ensuring organizational readiness by supporting development of rollout plans, client training strategies, and long-term adoption success
• Leading high-level discussions on data migration readiness, timeline impacts, and cross-team dependencies without engaging in technical execution
• Making independent decisions regarding project direction, scope trade-offs, escalation thresholds, and stakeholder alignment, with significant autonomy
• Evaluating multiple paths forward, balancing client objectives against delivery constraints, and recommending the best course of action for long-term success
• Directly influencing client satisfaction, organizational credibility, and long-term account growth through strong project outcomes

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• PMP or ability to obtain PMP within 6 months
• Significant project management experience, ideally leading enterprise SaaS, digital transformation, or large-scale implementation projects
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with both clients and internal teams, including executives
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple workstreams
• Ability to collaborate with and influence C-level and executive stakeholders
• Strong skills in risk management, scope control, financial oversight, and strategic project planning
• Proven leadership and mentorship of project teams or junior PMs
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure while maintaining a positive, client-focused attitude
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. Ability to prioritize tasks, balancing multiple, often competing, demands and deadlines with attention to detail and accuracy
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and adaptable, with a strong desire to take initiative and drive projects forward